SPTH1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Language Assessment, Language Delay, Pragmatics
30 Jul 2018
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It is more natural language ability in context rather than a test. Sampling the child based on their every communicative behavior. Language sample gives a snapshot of a more naturalistic language use and could also look at speech sounds in connected speech. Dropping tone or rising tone when asking question which is not a quick process. It takes time to transcribe the language sample. But that results in a good language sample to analyze, which doesn"t take too much time. Recent research "lsa can successfully differentiate between children with communication difficulties and their typically developing peers" (westerveld, 2011, p. 63) For preschool aged children in developing language stage, sampling conversation during play with familiar adult (parent or known clinician) yields the most informative samples (see paul, 2007/paul. & norbury 2012 for review of research here) Few limits, topics and activities familiar to and of interest to child. Consider who the child is going to interact with.
